Where does “elinkelpoistaa” come from?

elinkelpoistaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish elinkelpoinen, from Finnish kelpoinen, from Finnish kelpo, from Finnish kelvata, from Proto-Finnic kelbat'ak, from Proto-Germanic helpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- — help.

elinkelpoistaa (Finnish): To make habitable

Definitions

  1. To make habitable

Ancestry of “elinkelpoistaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishelinkelpoinenviable able to live on its own
2Finnishkelpoineneligible
3Finnishkelpodecent, good, fine
4Finnishkelvatato do, work, suffice
5Proto-Finnickelbat'akto do, to suffice
6Proto-Germanichelpanąto help
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelb-help
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic helpaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic kelbat'ak →